X (Twitter)
Social User OAuth

X (Twitter)

Post tweets, read timelines, and manage follows on X using OAuth 2.0 with PKCE.

Auth Model

User OAuth

Standard OAuth 2.0 authorization. A user grants consent and receives an access token. Authpipe handles refresh, rotation, and health monitoring automatically.

Connection Flow

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Your App
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Authpipe
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X (Twitter)
@authpipe/node
// Get a valid credential — always fresh, zero latency
const { credential } = await authpipe.getCredential({
  provider: 'x-(twitter)',
  tenantId: 'org_acme',
  userId: 'user_123',
});
// Use the credential with the provider API
const response = await fetch('https://api.example.com/data', {
  headers: { Authorization: `Bearer ${credential}` },
});
@authpipe/react
// Drop-in React component
<ConnectButton
  provider="x-(twitter)"
  onSuccess={(conn) => console.log('Connected!', conn)}
/>

Available Scopes

Permissions you can request when connecting to X (Twitter).

tweet.read

Read tweets and timeline

tweet.write

Post, retweet, and delete tweets

users.read

Read user profile information

follows.read

Read following and followers lists

follows.write

Follow and unfollow users

offline.access

Obtain a refresh token for long-lived access

What Authpipe handles for X (Twitter)

OAuth Orchestration

PKCE, state validation, callback handling, and provider-specific quirks — all automatic.

Encrypted Vault

AES-256-GCM encryption with per-tenant key isolation. OAuth tokens, API keys, and webhook secrets — never exposed to the frontend.

Silent Refresh

Proactive token refresh before expiry. SDK returns from local cache with zero latency.

Health Monitoring

Scheduled checks detect revoked tokens and expired credentials before users notice.

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